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whether it's turkey's diplomacy with iran, iraq, egypt, or turkey's generous assistance to -- humanitarian assistance to syrian refugees, or turkey's installation of a nato anti-missile battery, or the way it's dealing with the tensions along its border, turkey's taking a strong stance, including for the palestinians, which is close to our heart at the middle east institute. turkey is front and center on the world stage. so a question that we will be looking at today, how is turkey navigating in such a turbulent sea throughout the middle east? how is it dealing with the crisis in syria, with the increased friction with the kurdish population? how will the country repair its relations with israel while sticking to its principles? this conference aims to answer these questions and others that come up today. to do so we have a series of extremely good speakers featuring senator john mccain, turkogluish ambassador nam namak tahn, the foreign min store senior advisor ibrahim kolum will be joining us later today by skype. unfortunately he and senior advisor salek -- amir salek who planned to be
whether it's turkey's diplomacy with iran, iraq, egypt, or turkey's generous assistance to -- humanitarian assistance to syrian refugees, or turkey's installation of a nato anti-missile battery, or the way it's dealing with the tensions along its border, turkey's taking a strong stance, including for the palestinians, which is close to our heart at the middle east institute. turkey is front and center on the world stage. so a question that we will be looking at today, how is turkey navigating...
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egypt is holding a two-day runoff election after former president hosni mubarak left office in february of 2011. voters are voting from a candidate from the muslim brotherhood and a member of the old regime. so far, officials say there's been moderate voter turnout and it's been largely peaceful. preliminary results are expected some time tomorrow night. >>> today the national city christian church will raise money to repair earthquake damage at the church. the concert is happening this afternoon at 3:00 at the church on thomas circle. that's at the intersection of massachusetts avenue and 14th street northwest. the orchestra will play selections from mozart and bay toefb. there's a suggested $20 donation. $150,000 worth of damage was caused to the church. >>> coming up the product launching tomorrow that may give apple some competition. >>> but first, the investigation into a deadly stage collapse as a popular band prepared to go on stage. [ male announcer ] one taste of the new mccafé cherry berry chiller at mcdonald's, and you won't be able to pull yourself away. made with 100% frui
egypt is holding a two-day runoff election after former president hosni mubarak left office in february of 2011. voters are voting from a candidate from the muslim brotherhood and a member of the old regime. so far, officials say there's been moderate voter turnout and it's been largely peaceful. preliminary results are expected some time tomorrow night. >>> today the national city christian church will raise money to repair earthquake damage at the church. the concert is happening...
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egypt. >> i will say that option has to be on the table and the iranians have to know that otherwise there will be no success in the negotiations. >> egypt completed the first round of the first free elections for president ever . it looks like it will be rirun off between mammogram warsi of the muslimb brotherhood and a former general that was mubarack's last prime minister. do we support fatik because he would keep close realationns with the u.s.. and he would block. >> we can't weigh on it. there is a strong anti-americanism in egypt for a whole variety of reasons. if it is a fair democratic process we have to work with who ever wins. >> what if it is a muslimb brotherhood president and parliment. >> i think that could have aenc. but i would always point out there is different gradients of the muslimb brotherhood. they were once the only opposition of mubarack. mubarack was going to go. anybody who doesn't think that doesn't recognize the hinge of history. we have to work with the regime.
egypt. >> i will say that option has to be on the table and the iranians have to know that otherwise there will be no success in the negotiations. >> egypt completed the first round of the first free elections for president ever . it looks like it will be rirun off between mammogram warsi of the muslimb brotherhood and a former general that was mubarack's last prime minister. do we support fatik because he would keep close realationns with the u.s.. and he would block. >> we...
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you can't move ahead in egypt until this is settled >> jeff look being the situation in syria and egypt. how much do you think that foreign policy and how much of a role will foreign policy play. it is a shockingly small role. the fact that there is ongoing war there. we'll hear more from the romney campaign on what the admtration should be doing. this is a big opening for him here i think. and he follows the lead here of senator mccain who was aggressive and calling it a feckless and administration . they are spending monday campaigning together. governor romney and mccain. it will play a role in the end . what happened in egypt is a great example. a year ago it looked like the revolution was a good thing and hope for a type of a middle ground is not there. but an opening for the romney campaign. >> where and i hate to be so cynical about this. where are the votes on foreign policy. is this country so war we're yethe obama campaign seems to think that getting out of iraq and afghanistan and staying on the side lines in syria that's where the public is on that. >> in worry on spending i
you can't move ahead in egypt until this is settled >> jeff look being the situation in syria and egypt. how much do you think that foreign policy and how much of a role will foreign policy play. it is a shockingly small role. the fact that there is ongoing war there. we'll hear more from the romney campaign on what the admtration should be doing. this is a big opening for him here i think. and he follows the lead here of senator mccain who was aggressive and calling it a feckless and...
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so it's hard to help i mean the united states has an interest in stability in egypt nobody wants to see people rioting in the streets in egypt a country of eighty million people aside from the fact that it's it's it's morally wrong to sit by when tragedy strikes. question is how do you help things along the you help things by assisting democracy movements i mean i was told by a former usaid chief that we help people who wanted our help the movement for changed. people who were in tahrir square these people have now been pushed aside and this is the old guard this is mubarak ism without mubarak this is the army this is the brotherhood this is the bureaucracy this is the oligarchies the rich families and they don't want things to change and the. movement people are they're not organized they have they don't have the money and also it's a society in which if you challenge the authority it's not like people will say yeah that's a great thing to do composer who do you think you are so even now with mark has been overthrown egypt is still a far cry away from achieving democracy you know it's.
so it's hard to help i mean the united states has an interest in stability in egypt nobody wants to see people rioting in the streets in egypt a country of eighty million people aside from the fact that it's it's it's morally wrong to sit by when tragedy strikes. question is how do you help things along the you help things by assisting democracy movements i mean i was told by a former usaid chief that we help people who wanted our help the movement for changed. people who were in tahrir square...
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what could happen in egypt. first, you can find today's "news nation" gut check on our facebook page. just click on once we're off air. just go to facebook dot couple/newsnation. it is a doozy. we want you to chime in. >>> an update on the top story. a huge crowd is still gathered near the u.s. embassy in cairo, egypt where it's just before 9:00 p.m. there are fires burning in the background, people milling about. protests there began tuesday after an anti-muslim film made in the united states was posted on the internet. protestors sfotormed the americ embassy in yemen. the president of that country condemned the attack. tonight there are warnings across the middle east of massive new demonstrations outside u.s. embassies tomorrow. those are some of the latest details we have for you. we'll keep you up to date throughout the evening and the night on this breaking news story. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything to
what could happen in egypt. first, you can find today's "news nation" gut check on our facebook page. just click on once we're off air. just go to facebook dot couple/newsnation. it is a doozy. we want you to chime in. >>> an update on the top story. a huge crowd is still gathered near the u.s. embassy in cairo, egypt where it's just before 9:00 p.m. there are fires burning in the background, people milling about. protests there began tuesday after an anti-muslim film made in...
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egypt mediated quietly to bring quiet to the region. three times in the last month and there have been 300 rockets fired at israel within the last month from inside gaza. every time we try to reach a ceasefire with hamas, it was violated from their side. we don't want the rocket fire. we'd be crazy to want rocket fire on tel aviv tonight. we have 5 million people under rocket fire from tel aviv to jerusalem down to the outskirts of gaza. we don't want this situation. >> both sides always say the other side broke the ceasefire. that i know you're representing a position and i respect that and i'm glad you came on here. i've got to ask you about the statehood question. for me, for decades now i've been saying don't go the violence route don't go to truffle, it's stupid, immoral not going to give you your position and you don't kill civilians and then have the moral high ground. they go for statehood and say this is the peaceful solution and this is exactly what israel did. we're going to the u.n. what's wrong with that? >> we are not sitt
egypt mediated quietly to bring quiet to the region. three times in the last month and there have been 300 rockets fired at israel within the last month from inside gaza. every time we try to reach a ceasefire with hamas, it was violated from their side. we don't want the rocket fire. we'd be crazy to want rocket fire on tel aviv tonight. we have 5 million people under rocket fire from tel aviv to jerusalem down to the outskirts of gaza. we don't want this situation. >> both sides always...
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you know the position still had the same scenario in mind this in ukraine or in georgia or an egypt although in russia that would be known conditions for the senate. campaign he promised some political reforms and some new faces in the cabinet me how far would he go to placate the opposition as well we all hope there will be some kind of compromise there is even a talk or coalition government we'll see what happens but in general i think you know right. for certain to become a free country russia has become a free country in the last three or four months and i think there will be a way back and the fact that we can go to so many so many walls or mostly i think it will have a positive consequence for russia's political course became clear. to many other people. that actually it is better that we almost elections than to be afraid of any kind of street action and to expect the worst of that prediction and on those elections the cat three other candidates because the billionaire tycoon he came third pretty good for a newcomer really he's going to set up a new a new movement new party does he re
you know the position still had the same scenario in mind this in ukraine or in georgia or an egypt although in russia that would be known conditions for the senate. campaign he promised some political reforms and some new faces in the cabinet me how far would he go to placate the opposition as well we all hope there will be some kind of compromise there is even a talk or coalition government we'll see what happens but in general i think you know right. for certain to become a free country...
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and there is more violence against america tonight, this time, in cairo, egypt. thousands of protesters marching on the u.s. embassy. they climbed the embassy walls and ripped down our american flag and burned our flag and replaced our flag at our embassy with a black islamic flag. according to the a.p., both attacks were triggered by a movie produced in the united states that was anti-muslim, made by an anti-muslim extremist. "on the record" is tracking the breaking news stories and will bring you breaking developments throughout the hour. september e day none of us will forget. we will remember that day with you. and why won't president obama meet with netanyahu? but first, an urgent warning. it is about our nation's debt. as if the threat of going over the fiscal cliff isn't bad enough, it now gets worse. if congress doesn't reach a budget deal, moody's will cut its triple-a realitying by one notch, so can congress strike a deal? and avoid this downgrade? senator john thune is on the budget finance committee. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, greta. >> gret
and there is more violence against america tonight, this time, in cairo, egypt. thousands of protesters marching on the u.s. embassy. they climbed the embassy walls and ripped down our american flag and burned our flag and replaced our flag at our embassy with a black islamic flag. according to the a.p., both attacks were triggered by a movie produced in the united states that was anti-muslim, made by an anti-muslim extremist. "on the record" is tracking the breaking news stories and...
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. >>> more than 100,000 people packed cairo's tahrir square chanting against egypt's president who they say wants to become a dictator. [ chanting ] >> police are fighting back demonstrators with tear gas. so far at least one person is dead and almost 400 injured as a result of the violence. >>> forensic teams in the west bank city of ramallah have exhumed the body of yasser arafat. a big blue tarp surrounded his grave as workers drilled through layers of concrete to reach the tomb. a murder investigation began last summer after a swiss lab found high levels of a deadly radioactive substance on arafat's clothing. now investigators have taken samples from his remains to determine if he was in fact poisoned. >>> heavy rains are flooding the uk. take a look. people were forced from their homes as streets turned into rivers in wales and england. crews rescued one elderly man and at least 500 homes have been affected and 70,000 more are at risk. we're expecting some pretty heavy rains here too. >> we are. hope it doesn't get to the point of being floods in the bay area but you want to be eve
. >>> more than 100,000 people packed cairo's tahrir square chanting against egypt's president who they say wants to become a dictator. [ chanting ] >> police are fighting back demonstrators with tear gas. so far at least one person is dead and almost 400 injured as a result of the violence. >>> forensic teams in the west bank city of ramallah have exhumed the body of yasser arafat. a big blue tarp surrounded his grave as workers drilled through layers of concrete to...
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. >>> breaking news from egypt. thousands of protesters gathered in tahrir square. 6:15 at night there, many have been chanting step down in reaction to the decree issue by egypt's new president that grants him absolute power. the sixth straight day of protest after morsi issued his decree last thursday. earlier today, the protest turning violent on a street near tahrir square. at least three protesters have been killed since the weekend. nbc live from cairo. and the crowd in tahrir square has been growing, building over the past hours. explain what we're seeing now. >> reporter: well, behind me, probably tens of thousands of egyptians have gathered, been here since the early hours of the morning. in fact, some have been camped out for the past six days. many songs, chants, slogans reminiscent of two years ago, calling on the same things they did two years ago, which is for the president of egypt to step down. they've changed the name, obviously, to reflect egypt's new islamist president. you mentioned that incident
. >>> breaking news from egypt. thousands of protesters gathered in tahrir square. 6:15 at night there, many have been chanting step down in reaction to the decree issue by egypt's new president that grants him absolute power. the sixth straight day of protest after morsi issued his decree last thursday. earlier today, the protest turning violent on a street near tahrir square. at least three protesters have been killed since the weekend. nbc live from cairo. and the crowd in tahrir...
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you told me that egypt would elect a moderate government. in fact, they went with the muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organization. the iranians kee keep threatenio wipe israel off the map. hamas keeps firing thousands of rockets into israel. i don't hear a lot of moderation. you keep telling me it's out there. i don't see it, and i don't hear it. why? >> shawn, just google it. muslims have condemned the action of hamas. >> who? >> continuously. >> who? >> muslims around the world. the prime minister of turkey supports it. the prime minister of egypt supports hamas. the iranians are providing the weapons for hamas. the people of egypt just voted in the muslim brother medical. i have no idea what you're talking about. >> i think what they're supporting is not hamas' action but their right to freedom, their right to have their own government. >> they're supporting their actions. that's not true. you're wrong. >> they don't support their action. terrorism is wrong. shelling rockets in israel is wrong. >> who is saying that? who in the muslim wo
you told me that egypt would elect a moderate government. in fact, they went with the muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organization. the iranians kee keep threatenio wipe israel off the map. hamas keeps firing thousands of rockets into israel. i don't hear a lot of moderation. you keep telling me it's out there. i don't see it, and i don't hear it. why? >> shawn, just google it. muslims have condemned the action of hamas. >> who? >> continuously. >> who? >> muslims...
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but i see that egypt -- president morsi has -- has gotten involved. i see this getting more complicated, an already complicated situation, getting more complicated. does that in any way increase our obligation or is there something strategeically than to issue condemnations. >> we have also had to -- the new head of government in egypt, mr. morsi -- recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. some of the things he has done this week are very troubling toward that end. you upon, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets, as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel that. piece is essential to u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist and mr. morsi honor that -- >> greta: what leverage do we have with him? >> well, i mean, certainly, there is a package of aid that the egyptians are asking for right now, for giveness of debt, is one aspect of that. you know, i think that the message needs to be sent that the largess of the american taxpayers doesn'
but i see that egypt -- president morsi has -- has gotten involved. i see this getting more complicated, an already complicated situation, getting more complicated. does that in any way increase our obligation or is there something strategeically than to issue condemnations. >> we have also had to -- the new head of government in egypt, mr. morsi -- recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. some of the things he has done this week are very troubling toward that...
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egypt and libya. if we pull the funding without's thorough investigation as to what will happen that will throw gasoline on the fire. we don't need to spend money on advertising. people who are here and we need a congressional relationship. and they help the united states and fight samoa and we are reluctant to take that step. egyptians changed the tune. >> the senate voted it down. >> i think that we are not throwing good money after bad. the president was firm with egyptian president morsi when their response was not what we thought it should be. and i think that we are going to see more of that. it is not fair to say he apologized for the film. he said it was reprehensible but said it is no excuse for violence. it isn't. we need to continue foreign aid because it is in our best interest but not throw good money after bad. each of these countries need to be assessed. >> congressman frank. we'll ask you about this when the stakes remain high. >> i can't emphasize how dangerous it is of affirming the
egypt and libya. if we pull the funding without's thorough investigation as to what will happen that will throw gasoline on the fire. we don't need to spend money on advertising. people who are here and we need a congressional relationship. and they help the united states and fight samoa and we are reluctant to take that step. egyptians changed the tune. >> the senate voted it down. >> i think that we are not throwing good money after bad. the president was firm with egyptian...
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what is happening in egypt is a great example. a year ago it looked like the revolution was a good thing but now the hope for any type of a middle ground is not necessarily there. it is a wore arery for this administration but i think an opening for the romney campaign. >> chris: i hate to be so cynical about this. where are the votes on foreign policy. is this country so war weary, the obama campaign certainly seems to think that getting out of iraq and getting out of afghanistan and staying on the sidelines in syria is where the public sentiment is. >> they are probably right on that and there is a weariness in terms of spending and other things. is one of the other reasons it is hard to even imagine four years after 2008 when mccain was the nominee and eight years after 2004 when national security sort of the policy against democrats was the central scene republicans now are just as eager to sort of end the war in afghanistan and spending and things. i do think there haven't votes specifically on foreign policy but it becomes a
what is happening in egypt is a great example. a year ago it looked like the revolution was a good thing but now the hope for any type of a middle ground is not necessarily there. it is a wore arery for this administration but i think an opening for the romney campaign. >> chris: i hate to be so cynical about this. where are the votes on foreign policy. is this country so war weary, the obama campaign certainly seems to think that getting out of iraq and getting out of afghanistan and...
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with egypt at the back hamas will go all out. if they are telling hamas we are have the brother hood. and we have to find a way out of this with stabbility in tact that is going to be a different outcome. >> i think there is no question it was justified. the attacks, they had gone crazy in terms of the scope and intensity. the problem is that the people there, they have a tactical approach here. they are hitting back and have been trying to do this. israel has invaded gaza and these are tactical moves and they succeed. but what is the strategy to deal with gaza? how does this help and how does it play out with the regional strategy? so, i think there is no question it is just fied, the question is, is it smart? is. >> there is real concern and if you don't have cooperation, ultimately you can't control gaza. this undermines the authority and probably is going to undermine the un path which it might like because it shows that the palestinians are divided. we spoke to the prime minister. how big should this be for the us? the admin
with egypt at the back hamas will go all out. if they are telling hamas we are have the brother hood. and we have to find a way out of this with stabbility in tact that is going to be a different outcome. >> i think there is no question it was justified. the attacks, they had gone crazy in terms of the scope and intensity. the problem is that the people there, they have a tactical approach here. they are hitting back and have been trying to do this. israel has invaded gaza and these are...
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recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. and some of the things that he has done this week are very troubling authorized that end. you know, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel. that piece is essential to the u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist that mr. morsi honor that -- >> what leverage do we have with him? >> essential, there is a package of aid that the egyptians are asking for, forgiveness of debt is one aspect of that. and you know, i think that the message needs to be sent that the largess of the american taxpayers doesn't come for free. egypt has an obligation to stand by its commitments to israel, to oppose terrorist activity as we see coming out of gaza and now, into israel, aimed at innocent lives. and, greta, i think the larger picture in the middle-east is really reflecting iran activity. we are all very focused on iran's quest for nuclear weapons capability. but this incide
recognize the importance of the truce with israel that egypt has had. and some of the things that he has done this week are very troubling authorized that end. you know, he went into gaza. while he was there, hamas launched more rockets as a direct affront to that negotiated peace between egypt and israel. that piece is essential to the u.s. security policy in the region. and so we are going to have to insist that mr. morsi honor that -- >> what leverage do we have with him? >>...
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that is a place we're going to take roots in egypt. now to see it wash away. >> we'll end up being the mass demonstrations in tahrir square? >> that will depend on what the brotherhood decides to do. it could strike a deal with the generals. the generals have been in charge since 1952. they were not going to go quietly. the reason they disbanded the parliament, a few days ago, appointed 100-man committee to draw up a constitution. and that is the threat. so the parliament is gone i'm sure the committee will be dissolved. the problem is it's president election. there is no constitution to determine whether it will be an empty presidency, symbolic one or strong one as happened in the past. army wanted to make sure it could control the writing of the constitution to determine the powers. whoever wins on this election day. i think the army is going to stay in charge. it looks at the experience of turkey, the army stayed in charge for 80 years. i think that is how it sees its role. it won't go quietly. >> chris: turn to greece, which has it
that is a place we're going to take roots in egypt. now to see it wash away. >> we'll end up being the mass demonstrations in tahrir square? >> that will depend on what the brotherhood decides to do. it could strike a deal with the generals. the generals have been in charge since 1952. they were not going to go quietly. the reason they disbanded the parliament, a few days ago, appointed 100-man committee to draw up a constitution. and that is the threat. so the parliament is gone...
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it was embedded in egypt. that looks tlooiks the government there. >> your argument we are giving money. >> we are giving money and getting americans killed. we need a president that is going to deal with this issue. you want to know something? >> everybody wants to attack mitt romney. i reach out to mitt romney. what do you across the board with the income tax rich people have to pay their fair share. >> you think that he -- his response was not embarrassing the u.s. president? >> i believe it was embarrassing to the president and it should be. that is our president. he should have got up there and gotten angry. more americans are killed but we need that. >> rand paul is pushing for pakistan for killing this doctor. is he doing the same to punish egypt and libya? he is next. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, amer
it was embedded in egypt. that looks tlooiks the government there. >> your argument we are giving money. >> we are giving money and getting americans killed. we need a president that is going to deal with this issue. you want to know something? >> everybody wants to attack mitt romney. i reach out to mitt romney. what do you across the board with the income tax rich people have to pay their fair share. >> you think that he -- his response was not embarrassing the u.s....
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there is no authority in egypt now. he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists. millions of egyptians are outraged in morsi addressing his own office of absolute authority. >> that's the question i have though. this has sparked massive protests as we can see. he is now -- you know, he's standing his ground but he also seems to be giving a little ground. is there cause in your view, maybe from our viewpoint, western standpoint, to take a step back and let this play out a little bit before cle clairing egypt's great democracy is over. is there a chance that by the owned the day there will be a resolution and coul
there is no authority in egypt now. he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists....
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in egypt, 18 days later it was gone. in libya, it was a little more drown on. here we are 14 months later and these people have no hope. the tie will have to be broken by the international community, by nato, by outside powers because what you have here is an irresist i believe force clashing with an immovable object. this trip has taught me that the bonds between the regime and the people are broken. these horror stories, the rapes, the abuse, the plubder, the burning of homes, the burning of corpses, there is nothing that remains. when the international community talks about the kofi annan plan, this is all a fraud. this is all a fraud. i think this is what this trip has made amply clear. >> we're going to talk to senator john mccain who is calling for greater international involvement. there are many people in the united states who tire of this. they say, look, you're throwing weapons into a powder keg, a dangerous situation. we don't know fully. there may be jihadist elements. >> if there are jihadist elements, it's a great share of the blame that comes fro
in egypt, 18 days later it was gone. in libya, it was a little more drown on. here we are 14 months later and these people have no hope. the tie will have to be broken by the international community, by nato, by outside powers because what you have here is an irresist i believe force clashing with an immovable object. this trip has taught me that the bonds between the regime and the people are broken. these horror stories, the rapes, the abuse, the plubder, the burning of homes, the burning of...
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and egypt. and no american president can support an egypt that doesn't fully recognize women's rights or the rights of religious minorities. so we need to make it very clear that, yes, we want to support the democratic transition, but the united states has some views about how this has to unfold and we are going to act on those views. >> you mentioned our good relationship with egypt's military. does in a mean we would have preferred the military candidate? >> i actually think that it might have been more destabilizing had the military candidate or a mubarak-era candidate one. then you would have allowed those in the streets and allowed the muslim brotherhood say this was all fixed from the beginning to sit at the side liens and to cause trouble and to criticize but not to have the responsibility of actually governing. we will see how this plays out. but i, for one, think that this might have ban better outcome than had there been a mubarak-era win and then the possibility of saying, well, we to
and egypt. and no american president can support an egypt that doesn't fully recognize women's rights or the rights of religious minorities. so we need to make it very clear that, yes, we want to support the democratic transition, but the united states has some views about how this has to unfold and we are going to act on those views. >> you mentioned our good relationship with egypt's military. does in a mean we would have preferred the military candidate? >> i actually think that...
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they say they will complain to egypt. they will not take any further action. they are citing this as an example of how israel is not to be trusted to uphold the truth. >> that is one side. i'm going to bring you in, martin. what is the israeli military saying about the situation? >> reporter: well, the prime minister's office is saying they're examining what happened. the military says that there was about 300 palestinians approached the fence and that they we they were shouting slogans. one was shot. there were several locations along the length of the fence. they haven't said -- israelis have not yet said officially what they believe happened. they said they're investigating. the issue, of course, is that that no go area which was declared a no go area by israel several years ago specifically because there were so many incidents like this, they wanted to prevent be occasions where the palestinians approached the fence where terrorists were laying land mines along the fence, also shooting israeli's across the border. they were trying keep the 300 yard no go a
they say they will complain to egypt. they will not take any further action. they are citing this as an example of how israel is not to be trusted to uphold the truth. >> that is one side. i'm going to bring you in, martin. what is the israeli military saying about the situation? >> reporter: well, the prime minister's office is saying they're examining what happened. the military says that there was about 300 palestinians approached the fence and that they we they were shouting...
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of the ongoing peace between egypt and israel? is that at risk? >> it's very much at risk. i think that, look, the egyptian public wants their now democratically elected government to do something, to show some kind of strength, to show that they will not acquiesce in the israelis beating up palestinians. so far the egyptian government has not responded to its people, but after awhile a democratically elected government can't keep saying no to its own people. >> when the ambassador said just now, listen, we left gaza and they should have had prosperity and everything else and they've ruined it and gone to terrorism, it seemed to me a pretty simplistic view of what's happened on gaza. gaza is to many people one of the key problems in the region because of the terrible oppression and whatever the right phrase is for it of the palestinian people. it's an awful place for people to try and live, isn't it? >> first one has to say as you did, the israelis are justified in doing something when all these rockets are being fired at them. so
of the ongoing peace between egypt and israel? is that at risk? >> it's very much at risk. i think that, look, the egyptian public wants their now democratically elected government to do something, to show some kind of strength, to show that they will not acquiesce in the israelis beating up palestinians. so far the egyptian government has not responded to its people, but after awhile a democratically elected government can't keep saying no to its own people. >> when the ambassador...
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now in egypt, my friend, it's a dicey situation. but they also have to understand that, charlie, mubarak was going to go whether we wanted them to go or not. he was going to go. when that young man set himself on fire in tunisia, that lit a flame that's not going to go out for a long time and is going to spread all around the world. >> rose: does it have to go through a period in which, in fact, there will be governments coming to power that are akin to the muslim brotherhood? >> i think it depends on what you call the muslim brotherhood. there are elements of the muslim brotherhood that i think we can work with and it can be reasonable. there are other elements the salafists and others that we cannot. >> rose: but in some cases they're being elected to parliament and in some cases they're... >> yeah. and i met with the leader of the muslim brotherhood in egypt. he says a lot of the right things. he's a very wealthy man. i think there is an understanding in egypt that they don't think an extremist government should take charge but,
now in egypt, my friend, it's a dicey situation. but they also have to understand that, charlie, mubarak was going to go whether we wanted them to go or not. he was going to go. when that young man set himself on fire in tunisia, that lit a flame that's not going to go out for a long time and is going to spread all around the world. >> rose: does it have to go through a period in which, in fact, there will be governments coming to power that are akin to the muslim brotherhood? >> i...
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a model for egypt? >> well, there's no doubt a lot of comparisons have been made between egypt and turkey and to some extent, yes. there have been similar questions asked by the turkish public that now have to be answered by egyptians. what role will the military play? how do you strengthen forces and preserve islam without overtaking the state. there's no doubt as well one of the important points that you guys were talking about earlier, when it come to egypt and the question of isralam, one of the criticisms of u.s. foreign policy in egypt is that it has been very depent on the military and one man. president mubarak. now that president mubarak is gone, does the u.s. have credibility and after hedging their bets were 30 years with one man, they are not racing to catch up to the political players and that's why the u.s. has fallen behind. >> next, we're going to give s.e. two straight minutes to speak her mind. consider yourselves warned. [ male announcer ] away... [ laughing ] ...is the crackle of the
a model for egypt? >> well, there's no doubt a lot of comparisons have been made between egypt and turkey and to some extent, yes. there have been similar questions asked by the turkish public that now have to be answered by egyptians. what role will the military play? how do you strengthen forces and preserve islam without overtaking the state. there's no doubt as well one of the important points that you guys were talking about earlier, when it come to egypt and the question of isralam,...
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brother, all of whom may or may not have had ties to the muslim brotherhood, who won the presidency and egypt, and is not considered a terrorist organization by the united states. it is mccarthyism. >> john mccain address this on the floor of the senate. >> good to see the old mccain back. >> when your party's standard bearer and the republican speaker of the house both attack you, maybe your art of touch with your own party. >> it was good to see that. we have sunk so low in some regards that it was good to see the republican leadership stand up -- >> this was partially the response of the republican party leadership. you had john mccain and doing what john mccain does best, which is speak independently as a maverick, and he called this the way he did. boehner came out after and said it was dangerous stuff to be talking about, but that was not a strong response from the republican party. they did not single out for criticism those who made the scurrilous attack. >> you mean something so low as when we had the tucson shootings, and gabrielle giffords was shot, and it was implied, aactually sa
brother, all of whom may or may not have had ties to the muslim brotherhood, who won the presidency and egypt, and is not considered a terrorist organization by the united states. it is mccarthyism. >> john mccain address this on the floor of the senate. >> good to see the old mccain back. >> when your party's standard bearer and the republican speaker of the house both attack you, maybe your art of touch with your own party. >> it was good to see that. we have sunk so...
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his relationship with egypt, assert his new role in the region. that's why he sent his prime minister to gaza. you're seeing more foreign dignitaryies visit gaza than has in the last four years. >> eliot: is there anything that he could really do? >> it's really striking that obama has taken the tone he has. before you pointed out that the british have said don't have a ground invasion. obama has not said the french work with qatar which is not--obama has been completely in their corner. why. he is not running for office. he doesn't need the jewish vote. he needs to build up credibility with israel as he understands now that he didn't in the first term if he is going to work with them iran, or, i assume he's workingthinking about reconstituting the peace process. >> i think you that's absolutely right. very insightful. >> is hamas proxy for iran. >> no, it's operating on its own and its getting more support. four years ago it's support came from syria and iran. now it has turkey, qatar it's less dependent on iran than it ever has been. >> eliot: u
his relationship with egypt, assert his new role in the region. that's why he sent his prime minister to gaza. you're seeing more foreign dignitaryies visit gaza than has in the last four years. >> eliot: is there anything that he could really do? >> it's really striking that obama has taken the tone he has. before you pointed out that the british have said don't have a ground invasion. obama has not said the french work with qatar which is not--obama has been completely in their...